The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Foundation awarded Charlottesville-based The Outpatient Surgery Center at University of Virginia and Atlanta-based The Emory Clinics ASC its 2018 Go Clear Award.  By Angie Stewart - 8/9/18

Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based disinfectants used in hospitals, such as hand rubs, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.  By Angie Stewart - 8/8/18

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality outlined guidelines for improving patient safety through simulation.  By Rachel Popa - 8/7/18

New research reported in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News found an automated pathology program was faster, more accurate and cost effective than manual review for meeting quality initiatives when processing tissue samples after colonoscopies.  By Rachel Popa - 8/6/18

A new report from Quantzig, an analytics solutions provider, identified the top benefits of machine learning in the healthcare industry.  By Rachel Popa - 8/3/18

A new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety showed how advancing patient reported outcomes increased patient-centered care.  By Rachel Popa - 8/2/18

The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety of the ECRI Institute offered three ways practices can use IT and EHRs to reduce diagnostic and medication mix-up errors in a new report.  By Rachel Popa - 7/31/18

As the healthcare industry shifts toward value-based care, patient satisfaction scores can help ASCs identify ways to improve operational efficiency, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.   By Angie Stewart - 7/31/18

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care released a toolkit meant to help ambulatory healthcare organizations avoid preventable adverse drug events.  By Angie Stewart - 7/30/18

Injectable opioids are in short supply, and drugmakers are struggling to keep up with demand, WAMU reports.  By Eric Oliver - 7/27/18

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgical Centers has announced it will hold an all day, special education event for one room surgical centers in New Jersey.  By Laura Dyrda - 7/27/18

Within its proposed 2019 ASC and HOPD payment update, CMS also addressed the ASC Quality Reporting Program. The proposed updates would remove eight measures from the required reporting list for payment determination over the next few years, according to an ASCA report.  By Laura Dyrda - 7/26/18

For the eighth straight year, data breaches in healthcare had the highest cost compared to other industries, according to a new report from IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the National Law Review reported.  By Rachel Popa - 7/26/18

Medscape outlined a JAMA study that describes how support staff can either defend against malpractice risks or increase them.  By Rachel Popa - 7/25/18

The results of a quality improvement project at Palo Alto, Calif-based Stanford Bariatric, an accredited weight loss surgery center, showed accreditation standard improved quality of care while the center continued to build surgical volume through a multiyear quality improvement project starting in 2013.  By Rachel Popa - 7/25/18

The National Bureau of Economic Research posted a new report from researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University and Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology detailing the cost of “defensive medicine,” or the practice of administering extra medical tests to avoid potential malpractice suits, the New York Times reported.  By Rachel Popa - 7/24/18

A new survey from Health Catalyst found nine out of 10 physicians, nurses and healthcare executives say their organizations are making strides to improve their patients’ safety, but progress is slowed by ineffective technology.  By Rachel Popa - 7/20/18

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology published a video for infection preventionist recruitment June 14.  By Angie Stewart - 7/19/18

ECRI Institute, the independent nonprofit organization that developed and maintained the national Guideline Clearinghouse since its inception, will continue to provide access to the guidelines  By Rachel Popa - 7/18/18

Frost & Sullivan released an analysis measuring the frequency of adverse events and their effect on patient mortality and costs for healthcare organizations worldwide.  By Rachel Popa - 7/18/18